OpenAI boss Sam Altman wants $7T. For all our sakes, pray he doesn't get it

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/17/openai-boss-sam-altman-wants-7tn-for-all-our-sakes-pray-he-doesnt-get-it

by sandebert • 2 years ago

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Human-Cabbage• 2 years ago

This is the second time I've seen $7T referenced without a clear citation. Is this just rhetorical or did Sam Altman actually say it somewhere?

SheinhardtWigCo• 2 years ago

WSJ got it from an anonymous source. Could just be an attempt to anchor the valuation of OpenAI.

jessenaser• 2 years ago

If it really only takes 20B/fab, workers, and water, then the USA is a few government contracts away (easily explainable in military budget ;) ) from leading semiconductor manufacturing by passing a New New-Deal program and building fabs near the Great Lakes and two Coasts.

Only problem is will.

chatmasta• 2 years ago

Only problem is will.

We'd also need to staff each fab site with a sufficient number of experts to run the site.

I'm not sure how many of those people exist in the world, but I'd bet it's a low number and most of them currently live in Taiwan.

horeszko• 2 years ago

IMO the US is off to a good start on re-industrialization, however like you allude to lack of trained personnel will be an issue.

Re-industrialization will be a multi-decade endeavour.

artninja1988• 2 years ago

"if you need $7T to make progress on ai, you probably don't have the right architecture"

Mangachan49• 2 years ago

I'm all for funding fabs and competitors against nvidia for chips, even for 7T, but obviously not one person should be in charge of it

EchoChamberMan• 2 years ago

Related but flagged?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39365132

rasz• 2 years ago

Maybe he could settle for $100B, I know someone with exemplar track record when it comes to losin^^^investing https://www.reuters.com/technology/softbanks-son-is-seeking-...

gorjusborg• 2 years ago

where does the idea that democracy only works with a growing economy?

first time i've heard that, and it doesn't seem right.

reducesuffering• 2 years ago

It's definitely something Thiel imparted into him. That kind of phrase is something Thiel has been hammering for awhile.

OpenAI boss Sam Altman wants $7T. For all our sakes, pray he doesn't get it

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